Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-02-02
OH, NO!
Young Girls Conversational Stock
and How She Used IL.

and How She Used IL.
L was young girl once-not so yer.
ilong ago-a very shy young girl. /
smile now, as l think of the agoniei
lof timldity and embarrassment which
| used to go through every day-every
hour alm0st-with such very made
Iquate causei When first "came OUT
when | began to go to balls, recep-
tions, afternoon teas, garden PARTIES
positively every one who came n
lspeak TO me was a fresh source oI
terror. another alarming incarnation
of society before whom l felG NOR
utterly speechless and awkward than
words can describe. My very heart
used to quail when saw good.naturei
friends of M mothers come up to me,
out OF sheer kindness, L am sure, TO
make small talk 10 me. When some
courtly young man would advance t.
put my cup down or some still more
polite youth invite me to dance [ was
pleased, of course; but, OIL the suffer
ings L underwent L was so shy on
these occasions that l could absolutely
utter no word, and the more neryously
tried to think or something to say the
more utterly did speech, thought, in
telligence and everything else appear to
have departed from me. At last, una
bic to bear It any longer, confided
my SORROWS TO my mother one evening
as We were going out to ball, and
asked her to help me. MY dear Vio-
let, !" she said, smiling, ''girls of seven.
teen are not expected to be very elo.
lquent; if you can listen agreeably
when people talk to you and make
some trifling rejoinder every now and
again, that will do quite well for the
present"
but that is exactly my difficulty. I
can't think of any rejoinder. am sc
Shy, all my ideas go away the moment
people speak to me-
'But surely you can think of saying
i'Oh, yes or 'Oh. no. as the case may
be? That is not a great effort of imag-
ination."
"But l should never know which to
say. ] should invariably say 'yes'
when it ought to have been no. If /
only had one answer that would always
10; then l shouldn't have to think
about it at ALL
swell, I am not sura that it would
be a good plan always to answer yes
TO everything that is said to you.s You
might find it inconvenient sometimes!i,,
"Then l will say, 'Oh, no'-that can
never commit me to anything"
"Very well," said my mother,
laughing. "You had better try it to-
night, and see how it succeeds"
So. thus provided with a fund OF
conversation, | arrived at the ball a
little happier in my mind than / gener-
ally felt on these occasions, but still
with some misgiyings, as usual. We
were received at the drawing-room by
Iour hostess, Mrs FeRwick- -oas cf t.=t
kindest-hearted women in the worccr
who was at once anxious to find me
host of partners. "Now. my dear,
you've come to enjoy yourself, 1 hope;
YOU don't mean to sit by your mother
al the evening as some slraight-laced
Young ladies l know do?"
"Oh, ro.n
you must let me introduce great
many partners to you.n
'Oh, nO!'' l said deprecatingly.
'Nonsensel or course / shat.
C2eTe is my nephew just arriving.
arthur, you know Miss Graham. vi.
ylet, l need not introduce Captain
GoSset to you."
"Oh, nol''
MAY L have the pleasure OF a
waltz? or is your card quite fuil?"
'Oh, noI''
THAT is delightful. Let US have
a turn nov, before the room Is too
crowded" And off we went. 81
don't think | ever had better waltz
in my life," he said, as We left OF.
~ won't ask you if you have enjoyel
it, too; that would be conceited Of
me-"
"Oh, mol"
"We have not met for such ages. 1
was wondering if l should ever see
you again. Not since that day at
Maidenhead, have we?"
"Oh, no!'
s'How delicious it was on the river
in the evening, and what splendid
little canoe that was 1 rowed you inl
Nothing So jolly as a canoe, IS
there?''
"Oh, noI'
II dare say, though, you've been
on the river hundreds of times since,
and have forgotten all about that dayp"
"Oh, mol"
"NNhat q pity there is the end Of
the waltz. You must give me an:
other presently. Let me see this is
No. 4; give me No. and No. Is. May
put my name down for them? You
don't think that will be too many?"
"Oh, nol'
SIT isn't enough. think!"
"Oh, n"-(checks herselD.
"Let us go on to the balcony, or are
you afraid of being too cold?"
"Oh, no." L don't know how long
we remained on the balcony. / am
afraid a long time. Presently Luch
Fenwick came out with MIR. LIE Mar
chant. By the way, l believe it was
s-ttled when they were children by
their mothers, that Lucy was to marry
her cousin. Arthur Gosset; when they
grew up. People say that Mrs. Fen
wick is very anxious now to bring it
about. l don't care about Lucy very
much. She talks and giggles so much
no one knows what she is going to say
next. "What, Violet! is this where
you are?" she cried. "Mrs. Graham
mas been wondering what has become
of you. Is this where you have been
all the evening?"
"Oh, no!'
''She says it is more than half an
hour since she has seen your'
''Oh, nol'' 1 SAID Indignantly as /
arose.
This is our dance. / believe-No.
g." Captain Gosset SAID, as we stepped
back into the room.
'Oh, mol" L said incredulously,
rather horrified at finding that actually
four dances had passed while we were
on the balcony.
Indeed it IS. l assure yo1," he said.
Don't let US waste any more of this
delicious musicl not so nice
IA 1t was before--too many people now.
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